The company announced that the Facebook Gaming app will stop working on both Android and iOS on October 28.

The slots category invariably attracts a large number of viewers on Twitch. Every month during 2022, she got into the top 15 in terms of the number of views, but in May for the first time she was able to take the ninth place in the chart. This was mentioned in the joint report by StreamElements and Rainmaker.gg .

This is stated in the joint report of StreamElements and Rainmaker.gg . GTA V has become the most popular game on Twitch again — it has 127 million hours of views (60% more than in March). In addition, Elden Ring has been in the top for the third month in a row, this time taking ninth place. Streams on it have collected 36 million hours of views.

The International Association of Game Developers (IGDA), with the support of Facebook Gaming, has compiled instructions for creating inclusive games. In her opinion, taking steps in this direction is the most important task for the industry. The organization spoke about the basic principles of diversity that developers should adhere to both within their teams and during project development.Photo: Rene Gittins, IGDA Executive Director

Cloud gaming on Facebook is becoming more popular. The company reported that 1.5 million people use the service every month. The social network also shared plans for the development of this area and announced a partnership with Ubisoft.Assassin’s Creed Rebellion

Facebook Gaming streaming platform shared data on the composition and motives of the audience of mobile games in the USA. Among other things, it turned out that about a third of American gamers are people over the age of 45. Many of them play, wanting to get rid of stress.

Facebook has published the results of a large-scale study on the behavior of mobile gamers in 2020. The company told how the preferences of users and their purchasing power have changed, and compiled a portrait of new gamers — those who started playing only after the lockdown.Research methodology

Facebook reported that in 2020, the authors of the Facebook Gaming streaming platform earned $ 50 million. The company also shared news about updating the donation system.In 2020, content creators on Facebook Gaming received over 5 billion stars — a special currency that is used as donations.

Facebook is entering the cloud gaming market. The company has launched its own free service focused not on AAA projects, but mainly on mobile games. At the same time, due to Apple restrictions, iOS users will be deprived of this feature.The launch of the cloud service was announced by Jason Rubin, Facebook’s vice president for games and co-founder of Naughty Dog studio.

Apple is on the verge of a new trial. This time Facebook complained about her. The social network has told the European Commission that the “apple” company prevents competition on its platform. Facebook reminded the European Commission that the App Store remains the only platform through which developers can distribute their iOS products.

Facebook still managed to release Facebook Gaming on iOS after five refusals from Apple. However, in order to do this, the company was forced to remove all games and related functions from its application.At the same time, Android users, where Facebook Gaming appeared in April, have access to all the functions of the application.

The relationship between Apple and Facebook is not going well. The Apple company does not want a Facebook app with its own library of games to appear in the App Store.

Facebook Gaming has a mobile version. Today, a new Facebook app has been released on Google Play, allowing you to play instant games and stream.

In the 4th quarter of 2019, Twitch‘s views began to fall. The indicators of Twitch, YouTube Live and Mixer were compared in a joint report by StreamLabs and Newzoo.

Over the past year, Facebook Gaming has strengthened its position in the gaming streaming market. By the end of December, the site’s share in this segment reached 8.5%.